The Texas Supreme Court has determined that a lawsuit filed against a “governmental unit” within six months of an incident can be regarded as sufficient notice under the Texas Tort Claims Act. The high court’s ruling reverses the dismissal by …
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by a lower court that a builder’s risk insurance policy remained in effect after the policyholder transferred the property, by warranty deed, to another party in exchange for that party’s agreement to …
China said on Friday that rich nations must lock in fresh vows to slash greenhouse gas output to unblock talks for a new climate change deal, while some negotiators said Beijing was holding progress hostage. The feuding over the future …
A U.S. judge Thursday upheld a key part of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law that requires Americans to obtain coverage, rejecting a challenge by a conservative interest group. The Thomas More Law Center filed a lawsuit in Michigan the …
Larry Hagman, the actor who played the villainous J.R. Ewing in the 1980s TV show “Dallas,” has won his case that he was victimized by Citigroup Inc., and the bank was ordered to pay over $11 million in damages. The …
International insurers seeking a bigger share of the potentially lucrative Gulf market need to adapt quickly to regulatory changes and tap into growth areas like Islamic finance or risk being muscled out of consolidation. With a penetration rate of around …
Nanotechnology is finding wider and broader use in modern technology. It is “transforming product design and innovation among manufacturers of electronics goods, textiles, cosmetics and foodstuffs as well as in other fields of materials science,” notes an article on the …
Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has released “detailed risk estimates and large event scenarios for key cities including São Paulo, Santiago and Bogotá.” Willis said the models, developed by its Willis Research Network …
A consumer group is criticizing Calif. insurance commissioner candidate Mike Villines for supposedly taking $ 66,950 from insurance sources despite a pledge not to take money from the industry. Consumer Watchcdog says Mercury Insurance Chairman George Joseph and Progressive Insurance …
A lawyer representing 10,000 ground zero workers suing New York City over their exposure to World Trade Center dust said Tuesday that 75 percent have signed a settlement resolving their claims and most of the rest have indicated they will …
